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Category Archive: CHEVY, Craigslist Find

This 1986 Chevrolet Camaro Is The Basest Of Base…But It’s Got The V8 And A Manual Trans! How Would You Build It?

Third gen Camaros come in three flavors: Z28, IROC-Z, and effectively, “other”. You can tell which version of the 1982-1992 Camaro is the hot one. It’s got the body kits, the...

Rough Start: This 1990 Chevrolet Kodiak Is A Great Start For A Custom RV Or Hauler Build!

On one hand, I’m enjoying watching Chad dive back deep into the world of square-body GM trucks with his recently-acquired dually. He’s been dying to get an older crew-cab truck for a...

Why So Loud? Listen To This Full-Exhaust Malibu Run Down The Strip

While we were in Vegas, I heard a quip that I hadn’t given any thought to up to that point: Any bracket racer should be running full mufflers and exhaust. Why do you need to go straight out of...

Left Overs: This Rusty Chevy II Wagon Gets It Done With Nitrous!

“You’ll put $20,000 into the drive train, but too tight to pay a pro to do the body, so you have a trashy race car.” I get the sentiment. I’m kind of worn thin on the rust...

Time Capsule: This 33,000-Mile 1977 Chevrolet Caprice Two-Door Is Immaculate!

The first official project car I had that actually went from nothing to something, saw road time AND I was allowed to drive was a 1979 Chevrolet Caprice two-door that was purchased for $150....

BangShift Top 11: Decal GT, Round Two! More All Show, Not Much Go From The Seventies!

I’ll crack my knuckles, sit down in the chair, and proceed to once again embrace the weirdness that I will be remembered for. I grew up with everyone owning cars that had visual punch, but...

Rough Start: This 1971 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Has Us Dreaming Of Big-Motor Fun

One of the few things we actually like about the Fast and Furious movie franchise is the Chevy Monte Carlo that was featured in the otherwise horrific Tokyo Drift film. Sean Boswell’s Monte is...

Coming Up Short: This 1966 Chevy Nova Wagon Is Just A Wee Bit Altered…

There’s altered wheelbases, and then there’s this Tiny Tim Nova that reader Nicholas Triplett sent in for our consideration. We are pretty much on the same page when it comes to...

Blame The Cool Air: Watch This Twin-Turbocharged Chevy Nova Point At The Georgia Sky!

If you can still get onto a track this late in the year, there’s only one reason to even go: cold air, the colder, the better. All that hot and humid summertime air isn’t helping the...

How Would You Build It? We Found This 307-Powered 1968 Chevelle Hardtop Sedan Up For Grabs In Vegas!

Gearheads are grown best in an environment that supports and nurtures the hobby. Or, in straightforward terms, the kid who is driven to school in the street machine is probably going to grow up...

Unveiled: 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 – 755 Horsepower, 715 Ft/Lbs of Torque, And Tuned To Kill

(Photos: General Motors) The Corvette seems to always be working an uphill battle. It’s too plain. Too common. Not powerful enough. Not refined enough. Not threatening enough. 8/10ths of what...

Sport Wagon: A Laguna Nosed, Big-Block 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Longroof That Is SWEET!

Remember the scene from National Lampoon’s Vacation, when Clark and Rusty go to pick up the brand-new Antarctic Blue Super Sports Wagon? We all know that they wound up with two tons of...

SEMA 2017 Coverage: The Sled Alley Built Camaros – Which One Would You Take Home?

Our friends at Holley always have something cool parked at their booth in the SEMA show, and this year it was a trio of Camaros. One was Big Red, the well-known 1969 Camaro, and these two choices...

Rough Start: We Hunt The Vegas Craigslist For A Low-Buck Project, One For Each! Which One Would You Take Home?

The three of us are within days of making our yearly migration to Las Vegas, Nevada, to perform our duties at the 2017 SEMA show. There will be photo galleries by the ton as we analyze what’s...

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